Gu Am Heo Joon
[Episode 96]
Can I see Doctor Heo?
He is at the center of attention now. I can't let you.
Sorry, my friend.
Sir, what happened? Did you see the deputy?
It's not looking good. There's nothing we can do now.
He smuggled contraband and hid a man accused of high treason.
Moreover, he also broke the law by marrying a noble lady.
Not only will he be expelled, but he will also face heavy punishment.
But he found the cure for the plague, and he looked after my sons.
He can't be sacrificed that easily. I'm sure the king will save him.
I shall go talk to the king immediately.
Yes, Milady.
Milady!
- Milady! - Milady!
I'm all right. Get ready.
Is the king in the garden?
Yes, Milady.
Tell him that I am here.
I...
What are you waiting for? Tell him that I'm here.
His Majesty is with Lady In-bin now.
Milady, are you all right? I'll call the doctor.
No, I'm fine.
Tell him that I am here.
Milady...
Go tell him!
In-bin, your face is so beautiful.
You flatter me.
Your Majesty.
Lady Kong-bin is here.
I'll see her.
I'll leave, Your Majesty.
All right.
What brings you here?
I have something to discuss with you.
It will be a shame to lose Doctor Heo.
Let us demote him but keep him in the bureau.
What do you think?
Yes, he is one of the best we have.
He should continue working for the royal family as well as the public--
Are you saying we should let him get away with his crime?
He smuggled banned goods and hid a traitor.
He deserves to be beheaded!
Lord Lee Jung-chan was reinstated posthumously.
It's not correct to say that Doctor Heo hid a traitor.
Sir, why are you protecting a criminal like Heo Jun?
I am not. But his talents must not go to waste.
Even so, we can't overlook the fact that he married a noble lady.
How dare he do such a thing unless to insult the nobility?
Minister Jung.
Yes, sir.
His Majesty has arrived.
I heard Doctor Heo was arrested. Tell me what this is all about.
Sire, Doctor Heo has a criminal past and shouldn't be allowed to work here.
He lied about his past. He deserves to be punished severely.
I already heard what he did wrong. I also know what a great doctor he is.
Considering all of his good work, I want to pardon him.
The king's command or not, how can such a criminal be forgiven?
He disgraced all of us.
How can we expect to have discipline after turning a blind eye?
That's enough.
All you care for is burying him alive and fulfilling your personal vendettas.
But, sir...
Leave me in peace.
Sir! Sir! Sir!
What happened?
The king has ordered a pardon for Doctor Heo!
Are you sure?
Yes. I just heard in the bureau office.
Yes, nobody would want to lose such a good doctor.
That's great. What a relief.
Goodness...
The king issued a pardon in consideration of his good work.
- A royal decree? - That's right.
The king definitely has an eye for exceptional men.
No need to worry anymore.
This is so good! Thank goodness!
Ma'am, you cry when you're happy or sad.
You are just full of tears these days.
Don't we have to send some food to prison?
What are you talking about?
He's going to be released soon. He doesn't need food.
We don't exactly know when he'll be released.
Heo Jun and Lady Da-hee are probably starving. Isn't there a way?
I might have a way.
How?
One of my friends has a cousin who is a prison guard.
We can ask him.
It's true that even poop has its uses.
Idiot, the saying is, "Can't even find poop when you need it."
Poop has no use, that's gross.
The right thing to say is, "Even slugs know how to crawl."
Hold on a second here. Are you calling me poop and a slug?
You misunderstood.
Do this right.
Don't worry.
Over here.
He's an assistant in the royal medical bureau.
I'm Lim Oh-keun.
I'm Jang Man-chool.
Have a seat here.
Please sit. Please drink.
What did you want to see me about?
My, my, you are so impatient.
Let's drink first. Drink up.
Good.
Want to send in a food basket, right? That's not going to happen.
That's not what you said earlier.
You think you're the first one asking me for that kind of help?
I used to do it to make a little money, but I stopped doing it.
The new prison chief is very strict.
If I get caught, I'll be fired on the spot.
Life is all about starting over, isn't it?
Life is a cycle, over and over.
What's that?
It's for a tonic.
Made of rare and precious ingredients.
Bear's gall, antler of deer and musk...
On top of that, otaria...
What's that?
Private part of a sea lion.
You mean...
- Sea lion thingy. - You know.
There are only two men who can have this precious ingredient.
The first is His Majesty.
The second is...
...you.
Yes, you.
Ha-man. Ha-man, you in?
Goodness, what brings you here?
I brought some porridge for Doctor Heo's mother.
Give it to her.
Yes, ma'am.
This is rice porridge with ground beef.
Wow, I never expected something like this.
Is his mother inside?
Yes.
I'd like to see her since I'm here.
You can go right in.
Wait here.
Yes, ma'am.
What on earth is going on?
I never expected her to come and visit.
I wonder myself if she's the same person.
Is she here to rub things in his mother's face?
Of course not.
I've never seen someone change so completely.
They say people change when facing death.
What?
Do you have a death wish? Watch what you say.
Thank you for coming.
I'm simply repaying my debts.
Do-ji says that the king pardoned him, so don't worry.
Yes, I heard.
I'm curious about something.
Go ahead.
I heard Da-hee is a noblewoman.
How did they come to marry?
I was against it, but they went against my wishes.
I learned through them that love knows no social class divide.
Wait right here.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
Sir! Sir!
What sort of mischief is he up to now?
Mischief?
You didn't know?
Doctor Heo is locked up because Justice Heo told Lord Jung.
What does it matter? He has the royal pardon.
My tingly senses tell me that it won't end so easily.
What?
Check it out.
Sir, is it true that Jun is being released by royal decree?
Don't worry, it won't be that easy.
But we're talking about a royal decree.
His Majesty can't disregard the court officials.
I'm sorry to trouble you like this.
You will get better if you put your mind at ease.
Please take the medicine.
What are you doing?
It's almost done.
Hang on, hang on.
Hurry.
Coming, coming.
It smells nice. What did you make?
I cooked some chicken and made a soup out of ox tailbone.
Be careful not to spill it.
Sure.
- Let's go. - Let's go.
Where are you going?
We're going to send in food for Doctor Heo and his wife.
He is allowed visitors?
I found another way to see him.
Let's go.
I...
I want to see Doctor Heo, too.
Where is he?
I don't know.
There he is.
Over here.
- Shh, quiet. - Okay. Okay.
- Follow me. - Okay.
Let's go.
Hurry!
Hurry along.
Doctor Heo!
Jun.
- Doctor Heo. - Doctor Heo.
Make it quick.
Here. Thank you so much.
How did you...?
Goodness, you look terrible.
Hold on.
Eat this and be strong.
Eat up.
You've thinned. Go on, eat.
You have to eat. You have patients to take care of.
Did you hear that the king is going to pardon you?
Yes. What about Mother and Kyum?
Your mother was very shocked, but Lady Ye-jin cared for her.
Eat.
Time to go.
He's not finished with the food!
Something urgent happened! You have to go!
Yang-tae.
We'll visit Lady Da-hee, too. Don't worry.
Hurry along.
Eat, okay?
Oh-keun! Il-seo!
Hurry up and go.
- What? - Go? This is different from our deal.
I told you something urgent came up.
We must see Lady Da-hee before we go.
An inspector from the state tribunal arrived
and turned the place upside down.
We'll all be dead if we get caught. You must go!
Goodness!
- Wait! - Hold up!
What do we do?
We have to see Lady Da-hee. I can't leave without seeing her.
This is no time to be stubborn. Didn't you see how worried he was?
If we get caught, we'll be dead, too.
Let's get out of here.
We can't leave without delivering the food to Lady Da-hee.
You're right, but we have no choice.
Goodness.
Look over there.
What are they doing? Where are they taking them?
Maybe they are going to release them.
They're taking them to the state tribunal!
What?
- What? - State tribunal?
You can't neglect your work just because Doctor Heo was arrested.
What a lack of order and discipline.
I am sure you can care less, but we can barely sleep at night.
What?
We will be careful from now on, sir.
Sir! Sir!
What is it?
Doctor Heo was taken to the state tribunal.
What are you talking about? Didn't the king pardon him?
After the news of the king granting him a pardon got out,
the people at the Office of Grand-Censors mounted a heavy protest.
The king had no choice but to back down.
I had better go and find out what is going on.
Yes. Let's do that.
Look at that! All happy!
How can noblemen be so narrow-minded and petty?
I mean, it's not like Doctor Heo murdered somebody.
They're just upset that a lowborn dared to marry one of their daughters.
Oh, those darn people!
That's enough.
Why? Did I say something wrong?
Come on.
I'm sorry to be saying this, but I'm so mad that I had to let it out.
I fully agree with you.
Your Majesty, Doctor Heo was taken to the state tribunal.
I couldn't help it.
Your Majesty, the reason I begged you to forgive him was not only for his skills.
It was for the princes' sake.
I asked him to be their physician, but he insisted on caring for the poor.
When I called him for emergencies, he took good care of the princes.
His noble character was a splendid example to them.
Your Majesty, please reconsider.
I understand what you mean, but his crime must be confronted.
I appointed the premier to handle Doctor Heo's case.
He is a fair-minded man, so don't worry too much.
Are you the illegitimate son of Heo Ryun?
Yes, sir.
I heard that you smuggled illegal goods in the past.
Elaborate on it in detail.
Born of base origin, I wasted my youth...
...doing foolish things in anger and resentment.
I had smuggled contrabands, and I'm ready to pay for my offense.
Why did you provide refugee to a traitor and hold a funeral for him?
Was this done out of treason?
He didn't seem like a criminal. He was an old man suffering from an illness.
He and his daughter fled to seek treatment for his condition.
Other than feelings of sympathy, I had no other motive.
Didn't you do it to marry his daughter?
I felt sorry for a lady who was grieving over her father's death.
That's all.
Shut up!
If you had no ulterior motive, how were you able to marry her?
You must have taken her by force.
Is that your definition of love?
My wife and I loved and depended on each other.
Why, you! How dare you blabber such nonsense?
Fine, I'm going to find out the truth. Wait right here.
Bring the daughter of Lee Jung-chan.
Yes, sir.
Da-hee!
I have known your father for a long time.
I've also been to your house. Do you remember me?
No, I don't.
That is too bad.
You're being wrongly tortured because of that criminal.
If you answer me truthfully, you will be released.
You decided to marry him because he took you by force, right?
Please don't insult our love.
I love and respect my husband very dearly.
Why marry a lowborn wretch when your father's name was cleared?
I traveled hundreds of miles from Hanyang to Saneum to find him.
I went because I wanted to marry him.
You...!
Da-hee.
In view of his fine work, help him to win His Majesty's pardon.
I hear Kong-bin is trying hard to protect Heo Jun.
He simply must not be forgiven.
This is your end, but a new start for me.
He'll be stripped of his title and sent into exile.
Jun.
Da-hee.
The lady is having severe chest pains.
I don't think she can recover.
I trust you. Save her.
Milady! Milady, wake up!
Milady!